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11 April 2013 – Extract from The Fifth Estate: It’s the burning question: how green are green buildings? Do they live up to they hype? What is their actual energy consumption, as opposed to their promised energy consumption? And what about water? Author and keynote speaker on green buildings, Jerry Yudelson says these.
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by Nick Saltmarsh, Sustainable Development SD Scene editor 4 Apr 2013 The independent Ecosystem Markets Task Force has published its final report, Realising nature’s value, reviewing the opportunities for UK business from expanding green goods, services, products, investment vehicles and markets which value and protect the natural environment. Chaired by Ian Cheshire, Group Chief Executive Officer of.
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Regional Development Authority (RDA) Moreton Bay is inviting all businesses from the Moreton Bay region to attend an exciting and informative Sustainable Business Forum on Wednesday 10th April 2013 at the Murrumba Downs Tavern. This is a not-to-be-missed event where businesses can give feedback on the region’s first visionary draft Sustainable Business Strategy and will get.
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More than two million Australians are now getting cheaper power and saving some half a billion dollars a year on their electricity bills, because of their switch to solar energy. The number of Australian homes with solar power systems has passed the one million mark, according to figures from the Clean Energy Regulator that confirm the.
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American non-profit organisation, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board™ (SASB™) is engaged in the development and dissemination of industry-specific sustainability accounting standards. SASB is establishing an understanding of material sustainability issues facing industries and creating sustainability accounting standards suitable for disclosure in standard tax filings. SASB addresses the needs of the U.S..
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Sustainability reporting in the EU - news from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Europe plays a pivotal role in driving sustainability disclosure at a global level. Recently, the European Parliament took steps to progress the implementation of the EU strategy 2011-2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), by adopting two European parliament resolutions on CSR. This advancement.
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